Nine world premieres for ACID

21/04/2017 - Ten independent films to be screened on the Croisette as part of the alternative programme held on the fringes of the Cannes Film Festival

Avant la fin de l'été by Maryam Goormaghtigh

"The films we like are those that know how to let their screenplays be taken over by the reality they bring to the table". This is one of the mission statements of ACID (Association du Cinéma Indépendant pour sa Diffusion), which will present a selection unveiled today and including 10 feature films (nine in their world premieres and one in its international premiere) on the fringes of the 70thCannes Film Festival (18-27 May). It is worth pointing out that almost all the films chosen are French productions or co-productions.

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The selection features five fictional titles, with a special screening of Pour le réconfort, the directorial debut (fictional) feature by actor Vincent Macaigne, who wrote a screenplay centering on Pascal and Pauline, two people who return after years and years to the land of their parents, who they put into care, but a childhood friend has betrayed them… Produced by Charles Gillibert for CG Cinéma on a budget of €0.4 million, the film was co-produced by Les Canards Sauvages and will be distributed in France by UFO. Director of photography for the film was Spaniard Mauro Herce.

As an extra point of information, this year’s 2017 programme will also include a carte blanche for Serbian filmmaker association Bande à part, entitled ACID TRIP #1 (see news article). Altogether, 12 feature films, including eight premieres, 7 fictional films and five documentaries, will be presented.

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